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6 Day Bender = 8 Day Bender

abel — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 20:32:08 +0000

Check out some behind the scenes photographs of the studio process with 6 Day Bender. These guys rocked Monkeyclaus like real rock stars... These boys are the ones with the cash on the corner. The new CD recorded at Monkeyclaus studio is about to be finished. You can check it out here. Be sure to catch them playing live on the east coast.

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Trees On Fire Recording More Awesome Music

abel — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 20:31:16 +0000

Yes, the infamous Trees On Fire are back at it again. It's been a pleasure to work with them and capture their souls to Pro Tools at 88.2khz/24bit. I strongly suggest you get interested. Check out these pictures from the studio sessions.

And to top it all off, Blake's uncle and his daughter opened up a juice shop with fresh mangoes, peaches, and pineapples and more right out back!

Trees On Fire: The Green Room Sessions

abel — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 20:25:31 +0000

You have heard the CD, know at least one member in the band -- or someone you know does -- you like their music, have seen them play live, and maybe even heard they were recording... somewhere? Now you know even more: take a look at some photos from the making of The Green Room.

Bass

Drums

Guitar and Vocals

Violin & more

Recording

Finger Painters: Local Music Makers

abel — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 20:23:41 +0000

Check out some local talent. The Finger Painters rock and let the natural bleed do the trick. That is to say, the bleed between amps, mics, drums, Rhodes, speakers, and energy. It all flows directly through our colorful Van den Hul signal path being organized into 88.2khz/24bit audio packets. Magic was in the air, and now it's on the hard drive.

Horsefang: Raw and Dirty

abel — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 20:21:40 +0000

Serious effort goes into making Horsefang's heavy-as-lead music. I believe they tune down to the key of Hell itself. These sessions are all about capturing the tones and sweat from the players and leaving it as raw as possible, so you can feel and taste the riffs. How many riffs? No one really knows. You'll have to count them yourself.

Cliff Usher of Birdlips

abel — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 20:15:05 +0000

Recording Birdlips is amazing -- vintage mics (Lomo,Sony,Electrovoice) and technique down to the circa 1950 Western Electric wires. Reverbs of springs, plates and space echo tape delay. Multi instrumentalist and mastermind Cliff Usher is making a killer album. You will definitely want to get a copy of this record when it's released; we are in the final mixing stages now.

Equipment used includes:

Millenia Origin 1 preamp
Sony C37 microphone
Dbx 160
Urei LA-4
Pultec 3C filter
Roland Space Echo
Chandler TG1 preamp

Skeletons: A Monkey Session Done Right

abel — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 19:58:58 +0000

Skeletons know something special. How cool is a Monkey Session? How cool is free jazz, Brooklyn, electric upright bass, tie-dye and gangster hats? These guys make my job fun and easy. Everything seemed to fall into place; thank you!

David Sickmen: All the Queens Horses

abel — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 19:51:57 +0000

Charlottesville All Star David Sickmen is blessing us with more perfect and true songs. I have been blown away with the creativity that comes forth from this madman songwriter. A song is sometimes the ultimate form of expression, but it seems like all the time with David. He is going to give you the full picture, no holding back -- he is rolling down the highway with the dog on the front seat.

Birdlips: mixing and a little more tracking

abel — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 19:41:30 +0000

Birdlips has been putting the final touches to their mix . And of course quickly recording any last creative inspirations that need to be on this Album. Check out some pictures from the scene in the studio:www.birdlipsmusic.com

Casa de Chihuahua Allstars

abel — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 19:39:39 +0000

Casa de Chihuahua are not stopping anytime soon. They keep coming up with amazing songs and then recording them. I can hardly believe my ears as the 1's and 0's come flying into Pro Tools . Zac Orion has a serious case of the songwritings, and Morgan has been exposed and is now becoming contagious as well. If you look at these pictures for too long, you might catch it yourself. VIVA LA CHIHUAHUA!

(They were also joined by the infamous Piggy, but the camera was nowhere to be found at that time.)